There was drama along Eagle Roundabout by Federal Government College, Warri, Delta State as a yet-to-identified Sienna car driver reportedly bite the ear of a Vehicle Inspection Officer (VIO) identified as Papu Prosper.
The victim told newsmen that the incident occurred during a heated argument between the VIO officer and the driver.
According to him, the driver was earlier apprehended during an operation over expired car particulars.
Narrating his ordeal, the victim said, “I am a Vehicle Inspection Officer, VIO. We went for a patrol in Warri, Delta State, where we apprehended a driver whose car particulars have expired. In the process, my boss told me to follow him to our office in Warri to confirm whether his particulars are up to date or not.
“While following the man, he said he will kill me, that the VIO has done a lot. So he brought out a dagger and was trying to butcher me into pieces. I struggled to get out of the vehicle as it was on speed. In the process, I fought him, and he bit off my ear.”
Meanwhile, the Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of 16 internet fraudsters before Justice F.I. Riman of the Federal High Court sitting in Akwa, Anambra State.
The anti-graft agency, in a statement issued on Monday, said the fraudsters were convicted on June 27, 2023, each on a separate charge of impersonation.
All 16 defendants, according to EFCC, pleaded guilty to their respective charges and were each sentenced to one year in prison with an option of N150,000.
The convicts, including Ukwuoma Mmasi Joseph, Godwin John Ifeanyi, Azubuike Chimaobi Kelvin, Chukwuma Peter, Mboji Henry Chima, Ngene Chukwuma Samuel, and Michael Ogbodo, among others, forfeited their phones to the federal government of Nigeria.